William Goodall wrote: > on 3/10/02 4:22 am, Adam C. Lipscomb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> From Britannica.com: > > > > "anti-Semitism > > Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or > > racial group. The term anti-Semitism was coined in 1879 by the German > > agitator Wilhelm Marr to designate the anti-Jewish campaigns underway > > in central Europe at that time." > > > > So, as the word was originally coined, its definition is as per the > > common American usage. > > Despite the name, Britannica is a US encyclopaedia. So the fact that it > gives the US usage of the word does not add any light at all to the > argument.
Please reread the quote I posted above. I don't think you were paying attention. I'll restate it: "The term anti-Semitism was coined in 1879 by the German agitator Wilhelm Marr to designate the anti-Jewish campaigns underway in central Europe at that time." I think that sheds a tremendous amount of light upon the argument - it gives the origin of the term, and the meaning of the term *as it is most commonly used*. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
